Tokyo's main index had shed nearly 1,000 points on Wednesday as it became clear the Republican candidate was going to win the presidency just before markets were closing at 3 p.m. local time. Tokyo was the hardest-hit of major global stock markets, losing billions of dollars in market value.

Other markets in Asia, which had felt less of the "Trump shock" on Wednesday, also posted Thursday gains. Shanghai closed up 1.4 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index added nearly 2 percent, South Korea's Kospi was up 2.4 percent and India's Sensex up 1.4 percent.